Hartford honors World Flight hero with sabre gift
Lieutenant Leslie Arnold, the Army around the world flyer from Connecticut, received a sabre from the General Assembly at a joint Senate House session in Hartford. Governor Trumbull presented the sword, noting aviation benefits from the world flight as Arnold heads to the Canal Zone.
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State Capitol
Hartford
Leslie P. Arnold
General Assembly
Senate
House
John H Trumall
Arnold
Connecticut
New London
Canal Zone
Trumbull
Sturges
Bransfield
Brainard
Ayer
Cromin
Prumbull
Talbot O. Freeman
118Th Aviation Squadron
Major Freeman
Armmall
Citia
Trumbul
Arnold Andaarty
Hartford Club
New London Delegation Set To Discuss County Tax Plan
Hartford May 1 The New London county delegation will meet in the General Assembly on May 21 to act on measures including a county tax of 110000 with 55008 due September 1 and 55000 due September 1 1926. The group also proposes selecting a member of the State Board of Agriculture and appropriating 68900 for agricultural purposes through the Farm Bureau.
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State Capitol
Hartford
New London County
General Assembly
State Board of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Trumbull Nominee Hamlin Seen Favored by Panel
Hartford May 14 Gouvernor Trumbull’s choice Elbert R Hamlin for Litchfield County Common Pleas judge faces support from the Legislative Judiciary committee despite earlier accusations about his character and record. A April 9 hearing drew sharp criticism from several Litchfield Bar members who questioned his fitness but the governor’s backing remains.
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Hartford
Legislative Judiciary Committee
John H. Trumbull
Elbert R. Hamlin
Litchfield County Common Pleas Court
Litchfield County Bar Association
Humlins
Trumbull
Judiciary Committee
Post Telegram carrier party includes pie eating and boxing event
Over 100 Post and Telegram carriers from Wood and North Main Street stations gathered at MoC. A for a free for all banquet with handicapped races, boxing bouts, and pie eating. Prizes included scout knives for top finishers and a railroad signal light for Junior Ridene. Also noted is a London railway loudspeaker trial and US Attorney General John G. Sargent collecting pipes.
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Post and Telegram
Wood Avenue
Newfield Avenue
Dejron
North Main Street
Moc. A
Francis Spitz
Pod Avenue
William Petrino
Albert Petrino
Joy Perrotta
George Gustavenson
Louis Cimmino
Harald Foater
Russell Jones
George Johnson
George Guestavenson
Russell Gulette
Carl Mrazuk
Genaro Gilormino
Charles Parker
Mark Flanagan
Albert Martin
Robert Martin
Stanley Bloch
Edward Soldl
David Stein
Frank Danilwicz
Frank Pastick
Joe Perrota
Paul Gallagan
Donald Heppin
Russell Gillette
William Perino
Albert Perino
Paul Gurdian
Albert Golden
Fussell Jones
Ginaro Giorno
Junior Ridens
Robert Goldberg
Harold Foster
Francis Snitz
Albert Bugdany
Louis Casselie
George
Senate approves fire escapes for Danbury Normal
Hartford May 14 The Senate approved a bill for an appropriation of 1221 to install fire escapes at the Danbury Normal school. Other enacted measures include 3750 for New Britain Normal equipment 8276 for New Haven Normal fire escapes 8000 for Willimantic Normal fire escapes and 2700 for Camp school alterations in New Britain. The Senate also authorized the State Highway Commissioner to regulate snow removal by public utilities and the Connecticut Electric Company incorporation bill was returned to the calendar for later action.
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Hartford
Senate Today
Legislative Appropriations Committee
Danbury Normal School
New Britain Normal School
New Haven Normal School
Willimantic Normal School
Camp School
New Britain
Senate
Connecticut Electric Company
Hie
State to Rest Case in Trial Follows Courtroom Turmoil
Testimony in a New Haven homicide trial includes a faint girl defendant helped from court, tears during recess, and a confrontation where a witness called opposing counsel a liar. Investigating officers recount searching the car for a revolver, while nurses and doctors testify on Bagnano’s injuries and death.
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Frank R. Baldavin
Koletsky
Alling
Avery
Bagnano
Mary Lombardi
Misa Maert
Miss Maeri
John Bagnano
Miss Mack
Simon Reising
John Baenano
Joseph Kotetsky
John ‘Fats’ Bagnano
Anna Morrissey
Marcus Backer
New Haven Hospital
Morrissey
Backer
Manuel Bernstein
Theodore W. Cramley
Satesman
Pagnano
Migs Mack
Henry P. Clark
New Haven
Mra
Frances L. Roth
Solomon Levenstein
Shota
Inman
John Fats
Drowns in Cranberry Bog Near New Bedford
Alfred M Shaw Jr of New Bedford Mass drowned in a cranberry bog near South Carver after falling into two and a half feet of water while erecting a woolen frame. He is said to have suffered fainting spells prior to the accident.
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New Bedford
Mass
South Carver
Alfred M Shaw
Shaw
Fire Destroys Gas Station As Firefighters Save Lives
A midtown gas station fire injures Hoff man as flames envelop his clothing while he directed gasoline drainage. Detective Holbrook and James Stapleton pull him free and help extinguish the blaze. Station worker Joseph Pribish steers the tank truck away from danger, enabling others to pull cars from the showroom area before flames spread. Pastor Rev Hugh Carrig aided in moving endangered vehicles as fire crews contained the inferno.
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Hoffman
Detective Holbrook
James Stapleton
Falmes
Holbrook
Stapleton
Detectiva Holbrook
Joseph Pribish
Stillman Street
Hugh Carrig
Sacred Heart Church
Rev Carrig
Conn
Arthur F. Jones
Main Street
Stratford
Arthur
Betts
King Street
Westport
Hoffman Rothers
Strateford
Arthur J. Girard
Norman Street
Bridgeport
Tuberculosis Sanatorium Expansion Seeks Shore Strip
The Tuberculosis commission calls for extra counsel to finalize the bill. About 3,000 children await admission while the institution holds only 60. Condemnation was ordered after the Cook family refused to sell a strip of shore needed to expand the sanatorium.
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Tuberculosis Commission
Hill
Rain at New Lyric Opens Three Night Run
A production of Rain by John Colton and Clemence Randolph opens at the New Lyric theater. The cast features Georgia Lee Hall as Sadie Thompson with John Waller and Douglas Dumbrille. Critics praise its dramatic intensity and emotional grip, noting strong performances and a relentless rain effect.
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Clarke Ameena
Argaret Bloodgood
Hodgeson
U. S Marines
Allen Jenkins
Griggs
Kent Thurber
McPhail
Elizabeth Wittemora
Quartermaster Bates
Percy Jen A Pho G Reid
Jeanne Engels
Georgie Lea Hall
Sacha Thompson
Cass John Waller
Douglas Dumibrille
Joseph Robison
Sergeant O'Hara
Joe Horn
New Haven Education Bill Moves to Foot of Calendar
Hartford May 14 House bill 170 would place the New Haven Education board under the Finance board. Rep Charles W Cassidy said the absent New Haven and Orange sponsors hindered passage while opponents from New Haven and Bridgeport argued over the measure. The bill passed 130 to 48 in the prior session but faces a referendum amendment fight as it proceeds.
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Hartford
House
New Haven Education Board
Finance Board
House of Representatives
John F. Lynch
Orange
Senate
Samuel Hoyt
New Haven
Charles W. Cassidy
Norwich
Maine
Bridgeport
Lynch
Fierce fighting on French front reported as Spanish zone holds
Madrid dispatches describe critical conditions in the French zone of Morocco with French forces striving to dislodge Abd el Krim followers. Reports claim heavy casualties and a captured trench system after a day of fighting, while French plans avoid pursuing into the Spanish zone. Rumors say Abd el Krim may have captured a French air field and taken prisoners with three aviators alleged among them.
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Afad-El-Krim
Zibane
France
Morocco
Riff
Abd-El-Krim
Madrid
Informaciones
Sevilla
Seville
Abd- El-Krim
Abd-Dl-Krim
Meetings Tonight in Bridgeport Benevolent Societies
Pride of Bridgeport council Daughters of America and many fraternal groups meet tonight across Bridgeport Stratford and surrounding streets. Lodges, unions and social clubs convene at Cannon Main Broad Gilbert Lee Elm and other avenues including 62 1026 1087 47 150 1250 306 308 and 847 Main streets with Masonic Temple Bakery Confectionery workers and various veterans and trade organizations listed.
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Pride of Bridgeport Council
Daughters of America
Cannon Street
Joseph Dowdall Lodge
Main Street
Arcanum Lodge
I. O
Broad Street
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Gilbert Street
Scandinavian Sick Benefit Society
Lee Avenue
Stratford
Washington Camp
PO. S of A. K
Elm Street
Congress
Main Streets
Cour
Nelson
East Main Street
State Street
Triple Link Club
Nancy Lincoln Lodge
Stratford Avenue
Ida Lodge
Park City Lodge
N. E
Pirect
Wheat Prices Jump On Export Demand In Morning Trading
Chicago May 14. A sharp advance in wheat prices accompanied indicators of export business. May wheat rose to 1.68 in the final hour of trading, an overnight gain of 7 cents a bushel.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Yale Tap Day Taps Students Into Elite Fraternities
Yale held Tap Day ceremonies revealing numerous juniors named to Scroll and Key, Skull and Bones, Elihu Club, and Wolf's Head. Notable figures include John Hubbard Jons of Indianapolis and James Wayne Cooper of New Britain, with extensive listings of other tapped members across multiple societies.
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John Hubbard Jons
Indianapolis
Ind
Carlow French
John Speer Laughlin
Pittsburgh
Elihy Club
John H. Whitney
New York City
James C. Greenway, Sr
Greenwich
Edmund P. Cotle
Yale
N. J
Daniel Lindley
Englewood
Horace W. Cole
Weat Newton
Mass
John H. Lose
Andrew V. Stout
Benjamin Butterworth
New Haven
Frederick A. Potts
Skull and Bones
Reginald D. Root
Leroy
N. Y
James D. Bronson, Jr
Stillwater
Minn
Henry C. Coke, Jr
Dallas
Howard
T. Kingsbury Jr
Henry 8. Crosby
Minneapolis
Charles G. Poora
St. Paul
Frank F. Russel
Hempstead
Benjamin C. Cutter
Andover
Maass
Charles HW. Willard
Daniel Allen
Cheshire
Anthony I. Michel
Oak Park
Ill
John A Davenport
Philadelphia
Alfred L. Ferguson, Jr
John M. Hoystadt
Bronxville
Oswald B. Lord
Tarrytown
Elihu Club
Grifith Mark
Lake Forest
Milton F. Bartow
Omaha
Neb
Edmund L. Burke, Jr
John H. Lynch, Jr
Henry M. Bullard
Guilford
William C. Riley
Bristol
Herbert P. .McLaughlin
Wilson Choate
Rye
Francis F. Symington
Baltimore
Edward G. Mason
Glencoe
Hartford
Nathan B. Durfee
Fall River
James M White
Brookine Mass
George G Mason Jr
Tuxedo Park
John W Gonzales
New Canaan
Walter H West
Biltmore Forest
N.C
William B. Kir
Moreau D. Brown
Charles
Peet
Rensselaer
W. Bartran, Jr
Henry I Brown, Jr
Germantown
Arthur Milliken
Infant skull fracture probe headed for grand jury
Report details how an infant in Hale received a fractured skull and who supplied the evidence for exhumation from Calvary cemetery. District Attorney staff refuse speculation on the head injury method while an indictment against Mrs Glesen Volk is expected Monday. A separate note mentions a Beaty vessel from China with 100000 goldfish.
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Pecora
Little Billy
Anna Winters
Calvary Cemetery
Long
Leland City
Ryan
Gelsen-Volk
Geesen-Volk
Reuben Angerer
Angerer
Bridgeport Summer Charm Prompts Laughs From Inland Guest
A cheeky exchange about Bridgeport’s summer allure suggests inland visitors find the town’s seaside appeal irresistible. The host jokes that locals slip into bathing outfits at home before riding to beaches, highlighting Bridgeport as a great place to live in summer for earners.
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Bridgeport
Herbal LAX-A-TONE Boosts Stomach Health in Bridgeport
Ralph Milano an electrician at The American Chain Co. endorses Herbal Lax-A-Tone after suffering stomach issues for years. He reports sour stomach, headaches, low energy and says the tonic cleared his trouble, improved appetite, and boosted blood purification. A company representative is introducing the product at Hindie’s Arcade Drug Store in Bridgeport.
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Ralph Milano
American Chain Co
Lexington Avenue
Bridgeport
Mr. Milano
Hridgeport
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Stratfield
NEW Lyric Theatre
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